Article 12

Rule 18(1)(xiii) shall be amended by inserting, at the beginning, the words “the heading of the ship,”.

In rule 25(1), for the words “seven weeks” in sub-paragraph (a) there shall be substituted the words “21 days” and for the figure “21” in sub-paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the figure “14”.

Paragraph (4) of rule 25 shall be omitted.

For rule 31 there shall be substituted the following rule:—

“Trial without pleadings

31

Order 18, rule 21 shall apply to Admiralty actions as it applies to other actions except that the summons must be served on every other party not less than 7 days before the day specified in the summons for the hearing thereof.”.

Rule 32 shall be amended by omitting paragraphs (4) and (6).